Comments on: Innovation http://blogs.scb.rit.edu/dean/2007/10/23/innovation/ Dr. Ashok Rao, E. Philip Saunders College of Business at RIT Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:32:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Neil Hair http://blogs.scb.rit.edu/dean/2007/10/23/innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Neil Hair Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:46:04 +0000 http://blogs.scb.rit.edu/dean/2007/10/23/innovation/#comment-2 I am increasingly pleased with what I’m seeing in the college hallways - engineering students talking with business students talking with graphics students talking with photo students. This cross pollination of ideas can only benefit all of those around us and this wasn’t the case only a few years ago. It's exactly what the area needs as well - highly skilled knowledge workers helping to transform the local economy who stay after completing their degrees. We're also doing our best to integrate local businesses within our daily college business. Many faculty use consultancy projects as part of class and that translates into a win win win situation. The local economy, the student who wants real world experience on their resume and the local client who needs the creative advice our students can provide. Its one of the best things in my mind about being a practical college that focuses as much on the application as it does on theory. As an aside, James Dyson - inventor and innovator of the Dyson vacuum is in my opinion of the best recent examples of an entrepreneur that does both things well. I am increasingly pleased with what I’m seeing in the college hallways – engineering students talking with business students talking with graphics students talking with photo students. This cross pollination of ideas can only benefit all of those around us and this wasn’t the case only a few years ago. It’s exactly what the area needs as well – highly skilled knowledge workers helping to transform the local economy who stay after completing their degrees.

We’re also doing our best to integrate local businesses within our daily college business. Many faculty use consultancy projects as part of class and that translates into a win win win situation. The local economy, the student who wants real world experience on their resume and the local client who needs the creative advice our students can provide. Its one of the best things in my mind about being a practical college that focuses as much on the application as it does on theory.

As an aside, James Dyson – inventor and innovator of the Dyson vacuum is in my opinion of the best recent examples of an entrepreneur that does both things well.

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